DMG Mori Previews Its Future Strategy
MG Mori’s 2017 annual press conference in Pfronten, Germany, set the course for the future of the Global One Company in what is expected to be a highly competitive year.
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Use-based maintenance beats alternatives hands down
Unplanned downtime and production loss due to equipment failure is one of the leading losses for manufacturers. Most shops perform maintenance on a fixed schedule or on failure. This means a machine will be maintained regardless of how often it is used and unexpected breakdowns will stop production.
More US funds needed to address workforce skills gap
A strong manufacturing ecosystem that includes manufacturing engineering education is critical to ensuring the future vitality and innovation of manufacturing initiatives in the US. So it was welcome news to learn that the DOD is developing a new manufacturing engineering education (MEE) grant program, authorized by Congress with initial funding of $10 million for fiscal 2017.
ERP Software for Small Shops
Modernizing the smaller shop with the latest digital tools available from enterprise resource planning (ERP) software developers
Narrowing the Skills Gap
Technological gains, young ambassadors, apprenticeships help. But manufacturers’ training investment remains a problem.
Smart Tools’ Target: Data Analysis, Not Paralysis
The road to manufacturing success today runs through the mountain of data that tools are generating in metalcutting applications, and most importantly communicating and reacting to in real time on the shop floor.
Building an infrastructure for smart manufacturing, the IIoT
Q&A with Chirayu Shah, Marketing Manager, HMI Software, Rockwell Automation
Innovative Safety Concept Adds Flexibility to Modular Production
A dynamic safety concept has been implemented in the Industrie 4.0 demo production plant of the SmartFactoryKL consortium on the basis of an industrial, Ethernet-based communications protocol.
Ready for Ransomware?
The nexus of cyber and physical security threats is the stuff of nightmares, and while manufacturers are waking up to it as a reality, experts worry that the awakening is happening too slowly.
Northwestern U Doctors, Scientists Outline New AM Materials for Medicine
PITTSBURGH—Doctors and scientists at Northwestern University have been working diligently for about seven years to bring new materials to clinics that handle plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as transplants, Sue Jordan, chief resident in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, told a crowd gathered to hear her speak today at the RAPID + TCT show.